[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 36475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17727]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collections and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on March 16, 1998 [63 FR 12858].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 5, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Robinson, NHTSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-9456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Title: 1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2127--New.
Type of Request: New collection.
Form(s): DTHH22-98-R-05080.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Abstract: NHTSA proposes to conduct a 1998 Motor Vehicle Occupant
Safety Survey by telephone among a national probability sample of 8,000
adults (age 16 and older). Participation by respondents would be
voluntary. NHTSA's information needs require seat belt and child safety
seat sections too large to merge into a single survey instrument
without producing an inordinate burden on respondents. Rather than
reduce these sections, the proposed survey instrument would be divided
into two series of modules. Each module would be administered to one-
half the total number of subjects to be interviewed. Module Series #1
of the questionnaire would focus on seat belts and include smaller
sections on air bags, motorcyclist safety, and general driving
(including speed). Module Series #2 would focus on child safety seats,
accompanied by smaller sections on bicyclist safety and Emergency
Medical Services. Both series would contain sections on crash injury
experience, and on drinking and driving because of the extensive impact
of alcohol on the highway safety problem. Some basic seat belt
questions contained in Module Series #1 would be duplicated on Module
Series #2. In conducting the proposed survey, the interviewers would
use computer-assisted telephone interviewing to reduce interview length
and minimize recording errors. A Spanish-language translation and
bilingual interviewers would be used to minimize language barriers to
participation. The proposed survey would be anonymous and confidential.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
was established to reduce the mounting number of deaths, injuries and
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the Nation's
highways. As part of this statutory mandate, NHTSA is authorized to
conduct research as a foundation for the development of motor vehicle
standards and traffic safety programs.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725--17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments
are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 26, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-17727 Filed 7-2-98; 8:45 am]
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